Cunninghamia 1 (1): 59-77 (1981) 
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RECENT FLORISTIC LISTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES 
H. J. Bryant and D. H. Benson 
(Accepted for publication 1.5.1980) 
ABSTRACT 
Bryant, H. J. and D. H. Benson (National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000), 1981. Recent floristic 
lists of New South Wales. Cunninghamia 1 (1): 59-77. One hundred and forty-three 
floristic lists have been collated with notes on the arrangement of species, ecological 
information and localities. Twenty-six journals and non-periodicals for the period 
1971 to 1979, together with a number of unpublished lists held at the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Sydney, provided much of the material. The papers are numbered and related 
to the botanical subdivisions of New South Wales. 
INTRODUCTION 
Floristic lists provide a basis for ecological reconnaissance surveys and are 
frequently the only available source of botanical data for a particular area. Pickard 
(1972)* compiled a bibliography of floristic lists published to that date. Since then, 
there has been a considerable increase in the number of workers involved in ecological 
surveys, particularly for environmental impact studies, and an additional bibliography 
is needed. 
This bibliography covers work published since 1971, together with a large number 
of unpublished lists which are held at the Royal Botanic Gardens. It also contains 
a small number of lists published before 1971 Which were not included in the biblio¬ 
graphy of Pickard (1972). The distribution of studies is uneven and similar to that 
in Pickard (1972). It reflects past and present land use in New South Wales, with 
most studies being conducted on the Central and North Coast subdivisions and the 
least on the South Western Slopes and South Coast. 
TYPES OF LISTS INCLUDED 
Similar criteria to those of Pickard have been adopted. Recent literature was 
searched for papers containing any floristic lists for areas within New South Wales. 
These vary considerably in quality, ranging from regional floras to short lists of 
predominant species, and may or may not include ecological notes on the vegetation 
or environment. 
Many of the items cited are unpublished. These are housed at the Royal 
Botanic Gardens and are available on request. Unpublished floristic lists kept by 
government departments, universities, and other scientific institutions have not been 
included unless a copy is lodged at the Royal Botanic Gardens. So that they may 
become more widely available, it is hoped that other unpublished items will be for¬ 
warded to the Royal Botanic Gardens to be included in future bibliographies. 
ANNOTATIONS 
Annotations include the approximate number of species and the botanical 
arrangement. Where the locality is not clearly indicated by the title, the general 
area is given. The relevant botanical subdivisions of New South Wales are indicated 
to the left of the reference. Any ecological notes on habitat, soil type, plant com¬ 
munities, etc. are noted. 
* Pickard, J. (1972). Annotated bibliography of floristic lists of New South Wales. Contr. 
New South Wales Natl. Herb. 4, 291-317. 
